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The Hole Story is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by The Negatives and was released on July 13, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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61%Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews
gameplay2 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions

  • Charming adventure with kooky humour, silly puns, and a likeable main character, enjoyable for kids and adults with childlike hearts.
  • Simple and accessible gameplay with simplistic controls and slightly smoother performance than average RPG Maker games.
  • Made by a small, talented team, including young developers and women, which adds a unique and commendable spirit to the game.
  • The game suffers from numerous bugs and frequent crashes, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
  • Controls are awkward and unintuitive, with poor keyboard support and reliance on a controller, making it hard to play.
  • Lack of meaningful story, puzzles, and gameplay depth, resulting in a very short, repetitive, and sometimes boring experience.
  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The story aspect is generally criticized for being minimal, lacking clear objectives and meaningful narrative. Quests mainly involve random digging without guidance, making the gameplay feel repetitive and unengaging. Overall, players find the story weak, underdeveloped, and not compelling enough to sustain interest.

    • “The whole story is a simple adventure game where the solution to almost every puzzle is to dig something up.”
    • “There are quests, yes, but every quest is pretty much solved by randomly digging around hoping you'll dig the item you need.”
    • “The game is lacking in story, explanation, and things to do.”
    • “This game had little story, no introduction, and terrible controls.”
    • “I didn't play the game for very long, but with no real story element or reasoning to dig a hole in the ground, it makes the game rather dry and boring.”
  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers unique stealth mechanics that challenge players' skills at various points, providing a charming and amusing experience. While not groundbreaking, its brevity helps prevent the limited mechanics from becoming frustrating.

    • “The stealth mechanics are like no other game; it tests your skill level at about every checkpoint.”
    • “It won't ever be game of the year, but I found it cute, amusing enough, and short enough that the limited mechanics don't have time to become aggravating.”
  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability is compromised by noticeable bugs that can cause confusion and disrupt progression, such as unclear objectives and inconsistent in-game interactions.

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a pleasant art style but are somewhat bland overall, with some objects having unusual proportions that detract from the visual appeal.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game has limited replayability, which, combined with some bugs, makes it difficult to recommend despite its low price.

    • “But as short as it is, with limited replayability, and the bugs I encountered, it's hard to recommend it at $5.”
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The Hole Story is a casual role playing game. Common tags for The Hole Story include indie and trading.

The Hole Story is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

The Hole Story was released on July 13, 2015.

The Hole Story was developed by The Negatives.

The Hole Story has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Hole Story for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

The Hole Story is a single player game.

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